Wubei Zhi consists of five sections, "
Bing Jue Ping", "
Zhan Lue Kao", "
Zhen Lian Zhi", "
Jun Zi Sheng", and "
Zhan Du Zai". • "Bing Jue Ping" (Commentary on Military Formulae) Containing 18 chapters, this section includes military theories from significant figures including, but not limited to,
Sun Tzu. Some of these theories date back to the last years of the
Eastern Zhou dynasty, more than 1,800 years before the editor. • "Zhan Lue Kao" (Consideration of Tactics) This section consists of 31 chapters, and describes more than 600 specific examples of battles that took place between the
Eastern Zhou dynasty and the
Yuan dynasty. Among these are the
Battle of Maling and
Battle of Red Cliffs, the latter of which is a classic example of defeating an overpowering enemy. • "Zhen Lian Zhi" (Record of Formations and Training) This section of the book contains 41 chapters. It contains different methods of training troops, including infantry, cavalry, and chariots, as well as individual martial arts training with different weapons such as the spear and
Dao. • "Jun Zi Sheng" (Summary of Logistics) This section is divided into 55 categories, covering a variety of contents related to wartime logistics, such as marching, encampments, troops arrays, transmitting orders, attacking and defending cities, and provision of food, weapons, healthcare, and transportation, among others. • "Zhan Du Zai" In this section, which is 96 chapters long, the author discusses aspects of weather and geographic features that are related to combat, as well as traditional Chinese methods of divination, formation, and finally, marine navigation. Included into this section is the so-called "
Mao Kun map", the unique surviving map representing the Pacific and Indian Ocean shipping routes used by the fleets of
Zheng He. ==Impact==